Paul was born in Sand, Somogy County (now Zala), Hungary; he was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Sand.
He arrived in the USA, through Ellis Island, with Katlin and 9 mo old son Joseph in April 1914. Their surname is spelled Jekisa in the Ellis Island index, which is the correct Hungarian spelling. The family first lived on Parsons Ave. in Columbus, Ohio. Daughter Kathryn (1915) and son Paul Jr. (1918) were born in Columbus. On November 22, 1922, the youngest daughter, Rose, was born in Defiance County, OH.
While living in Columbus, Paul first worked for a short time in the coal mines, then worked for the American Chain Company and later on the railroad. He worked as a farm laborer in Defiance County, at first blocking sugar beets. In 1941, he and his son Joseph purchased an 80 acre farm in section 7 of Washington Twp., Defiance Co., OH.
Paul and Katie celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in Feb 1961; Katie died in July 1961. Paul continued to live on the farm until about a year before his death.
Most likely the spelling of Jekisa was changed to Yekisa when son Joseph registered for school in Mark Center, Defiance Co., OH. during the 1920-21 school year. Paul and Katie could not speak or write English. The Hungarian "J" looked like a "Y" in Paul and Katie's handwriting, so the school officials most likely recorded the name as Yekisa instead of Jekisa! Also the hungarian "J" is pronounced as a "Y" in Hungarian, so the pronunciation did not change.
He arrived in the USA, through Ellis Island, with Katlin and 9 mo old son Joseph in April 1914. Their surname is spelled Jekisa in the Ellis Island index, which is the correct Hungarian spelling. The family first lived on Parsons Ave. in Columbus, Ohio. Daughter Kathryn (1915) and son Paul Jr. (1918) were born in Columbus. On November 22, 1922, the youngest daughter, Rose, was born in Defiance County, OH.
While living in Columbus, Paul first worked for a short time in the coal mines, then worked for the American Chain Company and later on the railroad. He worked as a farm laborer in Defiance County, at first blocking sugar beets. In 1941, he and his son Joseph purchased an 80 acre farm in section 7 of Washington Twp., Defiance Co., OH.
Paul and Katie celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in Feb 1961; Katie died in July 1961. Paul continued to live on the farm until about a year before his death.
Most likely the spelling of Jekisa was changed to Yekisa when son Joseph registered for school in Mark Center, Defiance Co., OH. during the 1920-21 school year. Paul and Katie could not speak or write English. The Hungarian "J" looked like a "Y" in Paul and Katie's handwriting, so the school officials most likely recorded the name as Yekisa instead of Jekisa! Also the hungarian "J" is pronounced as a "Y" in Hungarian, so the pronunciation did not change.
Paul was born in Sand, Somogy County (now Zala), Hungary; he was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Sand.
He arrived in the USA, through Ellis Island, with Katlin and 9 mo old son Joseph in April 1914. Their surname is spelled Jekisa in the Ellis Island index, which is the correct Hungarian spelling. The family first lived on Parsons Ave. in Columbus, Ohio. Daughter Kathryn (1915) and son Paul Jr. (1918) were born in Columbus. On November 22, 1922, the youngest daughter, Rose, was born in Defiance County, OH.
While living in Columbus, Paul first worked for a short time in the coal mines, then worked for the American Chain Company and later on the railroad. He worked as a farm laborer in Defiance County, at first blocking sugar beets. In 1941, he and his son Joseph purchased an 80 acre farm in section 7 of Washington Twp., Defiance Co., OH.
Paul and Katie celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in Feb 1961; Katie died in July 1961. Paul continued to live on the farm until about a year before his death.
Most likely the spelling of Jekisa was changed to Yekisa when son Joseph registered for school in Mark Center, Defiance Co., OH. during the 1920-21 school year. Paul and Katie could not speak or write English. The Hungarian "J" looked like a "Y" in Paul and Katie's handwriting, so the school officials most likely recorded the name as Yekisa instead of Jekisa! Also the hungarian "J" is pronounced as a "Y" in Hungarian, so the pronunciation did not change.
He arrived in the USA, through Ellis Island, with Katlin and 9 mo old son Joseph in April 1914. Their surname is spelled Jekisa in the Ellis Island index, which is the correct Hungarian spelling. The family first lived on Parsons Ave. in Columbus, Ohio. Daughter Kathryn (1915) and son Paul Jr. (1918) were born in Columbus. On November 22, 1922, the youngest daughter, Rose, was born in Defiance County, OH.
While living in Columbus, Paul first worked for a short time in the coal mines, then worked for the American Chain Company and later on the railroad. He worked as a farm laborer in Defiance County, at first blocking sugar beets. In 1941, he and his son Joseph purchased an 80 acre farm in section 7 of Washington Twp., Defiance Co., OH.
Paul and Katie celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in Feb 1961; Katie died in July 1961. Paul continued to live on the farm until about a year before his death.
Most likely the spelling of Jekisa was changed to Yekisa when son Joseph registered for school in Mark Center, Defiance Co., OH. during the 1920-21 school year. Paul and Katie could not speak or write English. The Hungarian "J" looked like a "Y" in Paul and Katie's handwriting, so the school officials most likely recorded the name as Yekisa instead of Jekisa! Also the hungarian "J" is pronounced as a "Y" in Hungarian, so the pronunciation did not change.
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